Centene (CNC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2025)
Centene (CNC) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 2.24% for Q2 2026, up 3.18 percentage points from -0.94% a year earlier but down 1.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Centene (CNC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Centene's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -2.78%, down 3.85 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -3.91%, down 5.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -6.69 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 1.95% in FY2024 (+0.04 pp), 1.90% in FY2023 (+0.99 pp), 0.91% in FY2022 (-0.50 pp) and 1.42% in FY2021 (-1.36 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -13.99% in Q3 2025 and a high of 3.73% in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.35 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 3.47 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 15.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.73% (Q1 2026), -3.51% (Q4 2025) and -13.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitedhealth | 365.22 Bn | 251.88 Bn | 35.71 Bn | 5.82% |
| 2 | Mckesson | 127.33 Bn | 111.26 Bn | 3.96 Bn | 1.45% |
| 3 | Cvs Health | 114.34 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 47.21 Bn | 3.29% |
| 4 | Elevance Health | 92.86 Bn | -49.61 Bn | 13.65 Bn | 4.18% |
| 5 | Cigna | 78.25 Bn | 47.45 Bn | 15.09 Bn | 3.25% |
| 6 | Cencora | 68.51 Bn | 68.51 Bn | 3.60 Bn | - |
| 7 | Cardinal Health | 64.97 Bn | 48.29 Bn | 2.60 Bn | 1.12% |
| 8 | Humana | 54.10 Bn | -36.68 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 0.18% |
| 9 | Centene | 35.04 Bn | -39.00 Bn | 8.24 Bn | -3.51% |
| 10 | Molina Healthcare | 10.90 Bn | -24.10 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 0.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -13.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.93% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.33% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.68% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.35% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.52% |
API Access
Centene Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CNC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CNC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();